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Jon is 3 years younger than Laura. The product of their ages Is 1,330. Ifj represents Jon's age and 3 + 3 represents Laura's age, what value of
could be Jon's age?

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Answer:

it's 35

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Answer:

J≈36

Step-by-step explanation:

There is a typo in your question and I think you meant J+3, not 3+3.

The equation to find J would be:

(J+3)×J=1330

J+3×J=1330

-3

J×J=1327

J^2=1327

J=36.42801120017

J≈36

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